Skee Mask | Artist

Bryan Müller aka Skee Mask aka SCNTST is a German electronic music producer born 1993 in Munich. Müller produces bass-heavy experimental techno under the name Skee Mask, while his work as SCNTST is generally brighter and more accessible. Müller was raised in Emmering, a small village near Munich. He played in rock bands as a youth and starred in a musical at the age of ten. He taught himself to make electronic music using Ableton Live in 2010 and quickly began producing tracks at a rapid pace. As SCNTST, he began posting electro-house and techno tracks online and soon caught the attention of Boys Noize, who immediately signed the young producer to their eponymous label. His debut single, "Monday," appeared in 2011, and first album Self Therapy arrived in 2013. While still actively working as SCNTST, Müller began developing more experimental material, and after coming in contact with the Zenker Brothers, he began producing records for their Ilian Tape label under the pseudonym Skee Mask. The project started out anonymously with a pair of deep, dubby, white-label EPs, which both appeared in 2014. His debut full-length, a hazy mixture of atmospheric breakbeat techno titled Shred, arrived in 2016 and established the mysterious producer as the breakout star of the Ilian Tape roster. Progressively his sound became hazier and more melodic as well as more influenced by mid-'90s IDM and jungle, particularly on releases such as the acclaimed 2018 full-length Compro, which was praised as one of 2018's best dance albums by the likes of Pitchfork and Resident Advisor. The following review summed up the album for many: "The synths are so ethereal & light, yet so dense & they have a good amount of movement to them, which serves as the perfect juxtaposition to the actual beats, which are so ice cold & metallic, & yet so bubbly & round". Skee Mask then issued several EPs, focusing on breakbeat-driven techno and ambient pieces. The next album Pool (2021) consisting of an ecclectic mix of tracks ranging from ambient dub to atmospheric drum'n'bass. Resort, a mellow, refined full-length album, appeared on Ilian Tape in June of 2024. Standout Skee Mask albums include Shred (2016), Compro (2018), Pool (2021), Resort (202), and the DJ Mix Essential Mix (2021). Outside of his studio work, Skee Mask was also resident DJ at Munich's Blitz Club from 2017 to 2022.

Artist Website: iliantape.de/skee-mask/

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